1. An intercomparison of the surface energy budget over the South Pole between observations, ERA-40, and the Modèle Atmosphérique Régional M. Town 1, I. Gorodetskaya 2, H. Gallée 3, V. P. Walden 4, C. Genthon 3 1 Seattle University, Seattle WA USA (michael.s.town.atmos@gmail.com) 2 Department of Earth and Env Sciences, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium 3 LGGE/CNRS, Grenoble, France 4 Department of Geography, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID USA We evaluate MAR and ERA-40 using several complementary analysis methods. Hello!

2. An intercomparison of the surface energy budget over the South Pole between observations, ERA-40, and the Modèle Atmosphérique Régional M. Town 1, I. Gorodetskaya 2, H. Gallée 3, V. P. Walden 4, C. Genthon 3 1 Seattle University, Seattle WA USA (michael.s.town.atmos@gmail.com) 2 Department of Earth and Env Sciences, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium 3 LGGE/CNRS, Grenoble, France 4 Department of Geography, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID USA case study - informative, but qualitative

3. An intercomparison of the surface energy budget over the South Pole between observations, ERA-40, and the Modèle Atmosphérique Régional M. Town 1, I. Gorodetskaya 2, H. Gallée 3, V. P. Walden 4, C. Genthon 3 1 Seattle University, Seattle WA USA (michael.s.town.atmos@gmail.com) 2 Department of Earth and Env Sciences, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium 3 LGGE/CNRS, Grenoble, France 4 Department of Geography, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID USA regression - quantitative, but penalizes for errors in timing and bias.

4. An intercomparison of the surface energy budget over the South Pole between observations, ERA-40, and the Modèle Atmosphérique Régional M. Town 1, I. Gorodetskaya 2, H. Gallée 3, V. P. Walden 4, C. Genthon 3 1 Seattle University, Seattle WA USA (michael.s.town.atmos@gmail.com) 2 Department of Earth and Env Sciences, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium 3 LGGE/CNRS, Grenoble, France 4 Department of Geography, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID USA spectral - quantitative, assesses power as a function of frequency regardless of timing.

5. An intercomparison of the surface energy budget over the South Pole between observations, ERA-40, and the Modèle Atmosphérique Régional M. Town 1, I. Gorodetskaya 2, H. Gallée 3, V. P. Walden 4, C. Genthon 3 1 Seattle University, Seattle WA USA (michael.s.town.atmos@gmail.com) 2 Department of Earth and Env Sciences, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium 3 LGGE/CNRS, Grenoble, France 4 Department of Geography, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID USA We evaluate MAR and ERA-40 using several complementary analysis methods. In general, MAR is an improvement over ERA-40 in simulating surface temperature and the surface energy budget at the South Pole.